katrina pierson in dallas, texas. >>> when empty-nesters that sign the economy is running on empty? neil: well you know, more adult kids than ever are refusing to leave the nest. they're making it their nest and increasing their nest for life because more than one out of three young people are still living with mom-and-pop. some not so young. up to 31 years of age. that is a lot of normans in the basement. a sign this economy is going psycho? ask jo ling kent and steve lazear and jean marsh. what do you think? >> a lot of factors, confluence of things. rising education costs. really difficult employment situation. parents who are willing to have their kids live at home. kids willing to live with their parents. this up tick has gone from 32 to 36%. i find all this interesting this is coming together and more and more people are living at home. something, when i graduated from college i ran far away to china. but, it's something that has become -- neil: taking a bit of a leap there. i told my daughters the poconos would be a start. >> it is becoming very socially acceptable. think the